# Some output modes (SVG, HTML5) allow smoothing of adjacent pixels,
# which may not be desired. This is not normally an issue with PNG or PDF.
# The `pixels` option forces pixel-by-pixel drawing with no smoothing.
unset colorbox
set format xy ""
set multiplot layout 1,2 title "Compare 'image' and 'image pixels' modes" \
margin 0.05, 0.95, 0.10, 0.85 spacing 0.05
set title "plot with image"
plot $map1 matrix using 1:2:3 with image
set title "plot with image pixels"
plot $map1 matrix using 1:2:3 with image pixels
unset multiplot
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